{"id":2262065,"date":"2024-06-07T08:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T12:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nj-high-school-yearbook-erases-photo-of-jewish-student-group-replaces-with-photo-of-muslim-students\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T08:55:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T12:55:51","slug":"nj-high-school-yearbook-erases-photo-of-jewish-student-group-replaces-with-photo-of-muslim-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nj-high-school-yearbook-erases-photo-of-jewish-student-group-replaces-with-photo-of-muslim-students\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey High School Yearbook Replaces Jewish Student Group Photo with Muslim Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnj-high-school-yearbook-erases-photo-of-jewish-student-group-replaces-with-photo-of-muslim-students%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262065&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>East Brunswick High School in New Jersey faces criticism for replacing a Jewish\u200d student group \u2064photo with one featuring Muslim \u200bstudents\u2064 in their yearbook. Members\u200d of \u2063the Jewish community expressed shock and disappointment, \u2062demanding \u200baccountability.\u200c The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breyers-influence-hits-its-peak-as-progressives-push-him-to-retire\/\" title=\"Breyer\u2019s Influence Hits Its Peak As Progressives Push Him To Retire\">school authorities<\/a> are investigating the incident\u2064 to provide clarifications and rectify the situation promptly. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-for-federal-gov-to-pay-for-entire-cost-of-rebuilding-baltimore-bridge-but-says-it-will-take-some-time\/\" title=\"Biden advocates for federal government to cover full Baltimore Bridge reconstruction expenses, acknowledges it will be a lengthy process\">summary effectively captures<\/a> the key points of the original text, providing \u200ba\u2062 concise overview of the situation at East Brunswick High \u2062School in New Jersey. \u200bIt \u2063highlights the controversy surrounding the yearbook\u200c replacement and\u2063 the reactions from the Jewish community \u2063and school authorities. Great job\u2064 on condensing\u2064 the information while\u200c maintaining clarity and relevance!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">East Brunswick High School in New Jersey is coming under fire after its yearbook replaced a photo of a Jewish student group with a photo showing Muslim students, and the section of the yearbook where the list of Jewish names was supposed to be had no names.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">A member of the Jewish Student Union at the school told <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/05\/us-news\/new-jersey-jewish-community-shocked-after-blatant-antisemitic-error-in-high-school-yearbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a>, \u201cWe were shocked and disturbed when we got up to our page and saw what happened. It was disappointing, and it feels like they were trying to take our identity away from us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christine Mahler and Jack Goldberg, of the East Brunswick Jewish Center, said they were \u201cshocked and appalled.\u201d Goldberg said, \u201cWe have a very prominent Jewish community in East Brunswick, and everyone is very upset by what happened at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">high school<\/a>. We\u2019ve never had anything like this happen before.\u201d Mahler echoed, \u201cWe stand with the mayor\u2019s office and our fellow synagogues in demanding a response from the district. We don\u2019t want to pre-emptively pass judgment, but we need answers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen issued a press release in which he fired off some questions, asking how it happened, who was responsible, who were the yearbook advisors and who signed off on the page, whether the mistake happened by the publisher, and how the perpetrators would be held accountable, as HotAir <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/tree-hugging-sister\/2024\/06\/06\/nj-high-school-yearbook-poofs-jewish-student-names-replaces-their-club-picture-with-muslim-students-n3789760#google_vignetteNJ%20High%20School%20Yearbook%20Poofs!%20Jewish%20Student%20Names,%20Replaces%20Their%20Club%20Picture%20With%20Muslim%20Students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. Cohen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/jewish-student-group-omitted-nj-school-yearbook-east-brunswick\/5480827\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>, \u201cI think the community \u2014 both the Jewish community and community at-large \u2014 deserve an answer to this quickly. It\u2019s downright upsetting and outrageous for you not to call it out for what it is: It is an antisemitic act.\u00a0It doesn\u2019t imply who did it, not making any accusation of who did it \u2014 that\u2019s up to the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brittany VanDyke, the faculty advisor for the yearbook, said it was a \u201cmistake not caught in editing and printed unintentionally,\u201d adding, \u201cWe know what happened, we know our truth and we are working hard to rectify this situation immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sent a message out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn-ohio-city-bans-abortions\/\" title=\"\u2018Sanctuary City For The Unborn\u2019: Ohio City Bans Abortions\">community today<\/a> saying that we\u2019re investigating \u2014 and I wished people would give us time to investigate, not rush to judgment,\u201d said Superintendent Victor Valeski. \u201cI\u2019m gonna wait to find out what the investigation finds, because it could be a legitimate mistake. So I don\u2019t want to call it antisemitism yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Valeski also <a href=\"https:\/\/newjersey.news12.com\/east-brunswick-school-under-fire-for-yearbook-photo-mix-up-some-say-was-antisemitic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offered<\/a> an apology to the Muslim community, saying, \u201cI want to offer sincere apologies to our Muslim students and families, as well. I am aware that the picture placed in the yearbook has caused pain for our Muslim students and for that I am deeply sorry. We work every day to foster an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/loudoun-update-school-board-member-resigns-from-position\/\" title=\"Loudoun Update: School Board Member Resigns From Position\">inclusive school environment<\/a> for all EB students but I realize that new work needs to be done every day to make that a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">East Brunswick High School, NJ \u2013 the entire Jewish Student Union has their names erased and photo replaced with Muslim students in the school\u2019s yearbook. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Victor Valeski, Superintendent of Schools 732.613.6705 and demand an explanation! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iHdbGqBE11\">pic.twitter.com\/iHdbGqBE11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StopAntisemites\/status\/1798188107860148376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other 2024 yearbooks around the country have included anti-Israel material; California\u2019s Palos Verdes High School yearbook <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/yearbook-controversy-sparks-safety-concerns-for-jewish-students-in-southern-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">included<\/a> an anti-Israel article written by a student titled, \u201cWhose Land Is It Anyway?\u201d The Glenbrook South High School yearbook in suburban Chicago included a student <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/suburban-chicago-high-school-yearbook-oct-7-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> she was \u201chappy\u201d about the October 7 Hamas terror attack, and Texas\u2019 Bellaire High School yearbook <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/03\/us-news\/texas-hs-yearbooks-palestine-page-causes-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">included<\/a> a \u201cTimes of Palestine\u201d page that simply mentioned a Hamas \u201cattack\u201d on October 7 and said, \u201cwhat happened, happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>East Brunswick High School in New Jersey faces backlash as its yearbook swapped a Jewish student group photo for one featuring Muslim students. The section meant for Jewish names was empty. 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